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To Jim McGovern: Please impeach Clarence Thomas
An open letter to Representative Jim McGovern, Massachusetts 3rd district.
You were the commencement speaker at my high school graduation (Worcester Academy, 1997). While I was not old enough to vote at that time, I had already been one of your many supporters - not because I blindly followed my parents' high opinion of you, but because I had read ( Read more... ) -
More funny from Dad
Dad and I were sitting in the living room when the doorbell rang. We looked at each other quizzically, searching for who it might be. A delivery, we realized simultaneously ( Read more... ) -
more Dad sleeptalk
He's sound asleep, and rambles, "So I was on the show till quarter past...and the gist of my email...is I can't get any email..." -
penguin philosophy
My father is something else.
He loves this joke. "A polar bear went to his teacher and said, 'Am I a polar bear?' And the teacher says, 'Yes, you're a polar bear.' And so he goes to his mother and asks, 'Are you sure I'm a polar bear?' And the mother says, "Yes, honey, you're a polar bear.' He goes to his father and implores, 'Dad, are you really, ( Read more... ) -
another Dad snippet
I am watching baseball and Dad is asleep in the living room, as per usual. Suddenly he says, quite audibly and articulately, "What time did you go to bed by yourself ( Read more... ) -
A brief funny thing
I noticed an odd, burny smell in the living room. I said to my father, "Do you smell something weird ( Read more... ) -
Old snippet
This is something I wrote a long while ago on a day I was really annoyed. Enjoy ( Read more... ) -
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Bazner's law of Futility: Those people who actually need the warning "Do not try this at home" will inevitably fail to notice it displayed at the bottom of the screen. -
The story of Emily, Joanne, and the crickets...
...and me not actually losing my mind ( Read more... ) -
also watch this space for...
...the story of Don, David, and the unidentified mp3. I'll get at least one of these stories down on virtual paper within the next day or two, I swear.
I think my entire life could be chronicled in stories titled in the format: [PersonName1], [PersonName2], and the [adjective] [noun].